Data set from Further education outcomes

National destinations and progression of younger learners by demographics (NAT03)

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Reports on the employment and learning destinations and progression of younger learners that achieved their FE & skills, and apprenticeship aims.

Data set details

Theme
Destination of pupils and students
Publication
Further education outcomes
Release
Academic year 2022/23
Release type
Number of rows
3,866,549
Geographic levels
National
Indicators
  • Learners
  • Sustained positive destination rate
  • Sustained employment and learning rate
  • Destination not sustained
  • Destination not sustained and in receipt of benefits
  • Destination not sustained and not on benefits
  • In receipt of benefits only
  • No activity captured in data
  • Sustained employment rate
  • Self-employment rate
  • Sustained employment only rate
  • Sustained learning rate
  • Any learning rate
  • Community learning
  • Sustained learning destination rate
  • Sustained further education rate
  • English, Maths & ESOL
  • Essential Skills
  • Below Level 2 (excluding Essential Skills)
  • T Level foundation year
  • Level 2
  • Full Level 2
  • T Level
  • Level 3
  • Full Level 3
  • Level 4/5
  • Level not assigned
  • Sustained higher education rate (Level 6+)
  • Intermediate apprenticeship (Level 2)
  • Advanced apprenticeship (Level 3)
  • Higher apprenticeship (Level 4/5)
  • Percent of matched learners achieving at this level for the first time
  • Progression for learner overall
  • Sustained progression from achieved aim
Filters
  • Age Group
  • Benefit learner
  • Ethnicity
  • Free school meals
  • Learning difficulties
  • Level of learning
  • Provision
  • Sex
  • T-Level and Large AGQ
Time period
2018/19 to 2022/23

Data set preview

Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data
time_periodtime_identifiergeographic_levelcountry_codecountry_nameprovisionlevel_of_learning_grouplevel_of_learningt_level_agqsexage_youth_adultage_grouplearning_difficultiesethnicity_majorethnicity_minorbenefit_learnerfsmnumber_of_learnerslearning_destination_percent_paspd_percent_paemp_percent_paself_emp_percent_paemp_only_percent_paemp_and_learn_percent_palearn_percent_pafe_percent_pabelow_l2_ex_essential_percent_paessential_skills_percent_paeng_math_esol_percent_palevel_2_percent_pafull_level_2_percent_palevel_3_percent_pafull_level_3_percent_palevel_4_plus_percent_pat_level_percent_pat_level_foundation_year_percent_panot_assigned_percent_pahe_percent_paapp_intermediate_percent_paapp_advanced_percent_paapp_higher_percent_pafirst_time_at_level_percentprogression_sustained_prior_percent_paprogression_sustained_overall_percentany_learn_percent_pacommunity_learning_percent_panot_sustained_percent_panot_sustained_nb_percent_panot_sustained_benefit_percent_pabenefit_percent_pano_dest_percent_pa
202223Academic yearNationalE92000001EnglandTotalTotalTotalTotalTotalTotalTotalTotalTotalTotalTotalTotal781600.050.083.056.02.032.024.050.037.01.02.02.09.07.024.014.01.00.00.01.012.01.03.01.041.066.066.060.01.010.05.05.03.04.0
202223Academic yearNationalE92000001EnglandTotalTotalTotalTotalTotalTotalTotalTotalTotalTotalTotalEligible for Free School Meals216260.047.074.044.02.027.016.047.038.01.03.03.012.09.021.012.01.00.00.01.08.01.02.00.032.067.060.060.01.014.06.08.06.06.0
202223Academic yearNationalE92000001EnglandTotalTotalTotalTotalTotalTotalTotalTotalTotalTotalTotalNot eligible for Free School Meals540550.052.086.061.02.034.027.052.037.01.01.01.08.06.026.015.01.00.00.01.014.01.03.01.045.066.068.060.01.08.05.03.02.03.0
202223Academic yearNationalE92000001EnglandTotalTotalTotalTotalTotalTotalTotalTotalTotalTotalTotalUnknown24790.049.083.055.03.033.021.049.031.00.02.02.06.04.022.014.01.00.00.01.017.01.01.01.046.070.072.058.01.010.06.04.02.05.0
202223Academic yearNationalE92000001EnglandTotalTotalTotalTotalTotalTotalTotalTotalTotalTotalBenefit learnersTotal76990.015.060.053.04.045.07.015.010.01.01.01.03.01.04.02.01.00.00.01.05.01.01.01.011.082.057.034.03.023.02.021.014.03.0

Variables in this data set

Table showing all 43 variables
Variable nameVariable description
age_groupAge Group - Filter by age group
any_learn_percent_paAny learning rate
app_advanced_percent_paAdvanced apprenticeship (Level 3)
app_higher_percent_paHigher apprenticeship (Level 4/5)
app_intermediate_percent_paIntermediate apprenticeship (Level 2)
below_l2_ex_essential_percent_paBelow Level 2 (excluding Essential Skills)
benefit_learnerBenefit learner - Filter by whether learner was receiving benefits at start of learning aim
benefit_percent_paIn receipt of benefits only
community_learning_percent_paCommunity learning
emp_and_learn_percent_paSustained employment and learning rate
emp_only_percent_paSustained employment only rate
emp_percent_paSustained employment rate
eng_math_esol_percent_paEnglish, Maths & ESOL
essential_skills_percent_paEssential Skills
ethnicity_minorEthnicity - Filter by detailed ethnicity categories
fe_percent_paSustained further education rate
first_time_at_level_percentPercent of matched learners achieving at this level for the first time
fsmFree school meals - Filter by free school meals status
full_level_2_percent_paFull Level 2
full_level_3_percent_paFull Level 3
he_percent_paSustained higher education rate (Level 6+)
learn_percent_paSustained learning rate
learning_destination_percent_paSustained learning destination rate
learning_difficultiesLearning difficulties - Filter by learning difficulties
level_2_percent_paLevel 2
level_3_percent_paLevel 3
level_4_plus_percent_paLevel 4/5
level_of_learningLevel of learning - Filter by level of learning
no_dest_percent_paNo activity captured in data
not_assigned_percent_paLevel not assigned
not_sustained_benefit_percent_paDestination not sustained and in receipt of benefits
not_sustained_nb_percent_paDestination not sustained and not on benefits
not_sustained_percent_paDestination not sustained
number_of_learnersLearners
progression_sustained_overall_percentProgression for learner overall
progression_sustained_prior_percent_paSustained progression from achieved aim
provisionProvision - Filter by provision type (Education & Training, Apprenticeships or Traineeships)
self_emp_percent_paSelf-employment rate
sexSex - Filter by sex
spd_percent_paSustained positive destination rate
t_level_agqT-Level and Large AGQ - Filter for learners in a T-Level or a Applied General Qualification with 720 Guided Learning Hours or more
t_level_foundation_year_percent_paT Level foundation year
t_level_percent_paT Level

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